Benjamin Bratt Quotes

I always felt like my future was at stake every time I stepped on stage and that was kind of hair-raising. At some point I just went, don't be frightened, you can't do anything wrong, it's your show.

Onstage I have a natural chutzpa that audiences like. I'm out there.

I can never remember being afraid of an audience. If the audience could do better, they'd be up here on stage and I'd be out there watching them.

Every audition is different, but I get incredibly nervous and insecure and worked up for however long I have to prep - that's when I get to spin. But you're not allowed to spin once you enter the room. Doubt really can't enter the room when you're auditioning - unless it's part of the character.

I really actually enjoy auditioning.

There's nothing about the stage to be afraid of; there's nothing about the cameras to be afraid of. You just have to be yourself.

I love being onstage and I love to perform. To be honest with you, I'm more comfortable performing than I am in an everyday situation, which I can't quite explain.

I am comfortable performing now. I love it!

I feel real confidence in working on the stage.

When I'm on stage, that's me. It's blown up, but that's me.

I don't believe in auditioning. I'm a bad auditioner. I don't like it.

I was pleased when the picture was over I fit in all right and I spoke well enough as I said before, cause I was scared to death there for a minute. I mean, you're doing a scene with somebody like that or they're watching you or something, you'd better come up with something.

I am weird that I love auditioning.

I can't remember that I ever had just a minute of stage fright.

Confidence is the greatest gift for an actor.

I never went on auditions because I would be terrible at it, so I just did stand-up.

When you're an actor, people just take it for granted that you're really confident and can get up in front a stage full of people and just speak to them.

So initially getting up on stage I was really nervous, I was like, 'wow, I'm going to be standing there and all these people are going to be looking at me?' But funnily enough it wasn't too traumatic. It felt quite natural because I felt I looked good and I knew how to do the poses.

I don't like to audition. I just want people to give me parts.

Every time I step onto the stage, it's not only proving to the audience that I'm capable but to myself.

But yeah, it's funny because I used to talk so fast before 'Gilmore Girls' and it took me several years of auditioning and being comfortable in auditions to sort of take my time because I would just go into it and rush, rush, rush.

When school friends would think about appearing on stage as the most frightening, the most awful, intimidating experience ever, I knew that it was something I could do.

When you're on stage, you're in control. No one can get to you.

You know, when Michael Jackson does the moonwalk, he's showing off! When Prince or Hendrix do a guitar solo, it's confidence! I would hate to be at a show and some nervous wreck is sweating up there and doesn't feel like he deserves to be there.

As much as I hate auditioning - it's so hard and awkward - it's way better to walk out of that room and win a role because of what you did.